Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Vida Academy
Perth Amboy, NJ
· Middlesex County
189 FAYETTE ST /348 MAPLE ST.,
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Enrollment
Open to the general public
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Updated October 2, 2026.
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Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Rate Range
140-240
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
Languages
English, English, Spanish
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 442-7980
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
12MOU0001
License Issued
Aug 24, 2026
Active Through
Aug 24, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Disgusted
2017-05-06 14:10:16
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
I had my 2 years-old daughter enrolled here for 8 months it was great in the beginning they were attentive, but then they started to enroll a lot more kids 15 children to 2 adult ratio in the room & the care drastically declined. They weren't even help me with potty training. They only care about collecting their money not in giving quality care and attention to the children .
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About the Provider
Welcome to our preschool, where your child's safety, growth, and development is our top priority. Our experienced and caring staff create a nurturing environment for children to learn, play, and explore. We offer a variety of age-appropriate activities to stimulate your child's curiosity and imagination, including arts and crafts, music, outdoor play, and educational games. Our facilities are clean, secure, and equipped with the latest technology to ensure your child's safety at all times.
We understand that leaving your child in someone else's care can be a difficult decision, which is why we strive to build strong relationships with families and provide open communication to ensure your child's needs are met.
Thank you for considering our daycare as your child's home away from home.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-16 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Update the staff records checklist for the renewal of the license. - The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2022-11-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. - As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2022-10-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. Clean up and maintain area behind barrier in gym. Put ladders out of children's reach. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times. Room #3 had 16 children and only 15 are permitted. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed capacity as specified on the license or the Certificate of Life/Safety Approval. |
| 2022-05-18 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-18 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. Repair walls in room # 3.Repair baseboards in room # 3. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair and/or paint the walls and other surfaces as required. Repair chipped paint in room #3.Repair chipped paint in doorways throughout center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks and other plumbing are maintained in operating and sanitary condition. Repair the loose faucet fixture in girl's bathroom. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | Ensure that all bathroom equipment is fastened securely. Secure the bathroom stall to the wall in girl's bathroom. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) | Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. - The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(ii) | Clean and/or paint the walls and other surfaces as required.Paint soiled doorways throughout center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of heavily soiled conditions. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(ii) | Ensure that the center complies with the conditions of the manual if the water testing results reveal elevated levels of lead or copper. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the results reveal elevated levels of lead or copper as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, which pose risk of harm to children, the center shall |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
| 2022-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(f) | Ensure that the center has a written outline of daily activities. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(b) shall prepare and maintain on file a written outline of the center's daily activities, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(a) through (d) and (g) and (h). |
| 2022-02-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(d)(1) | Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children. Repair heat to maintain 68 degrees in rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4. Center provided an MOU indicating the rooms will not be used until the heat is repaired. - Heating requirements are as follows: a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained in all areas used by children, including, but not limited to, classrooms and bathrooms. |
| 2022-02-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-05-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-30 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-10 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-05 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-01 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-29 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-03 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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